[HECnet] Crimper

A typical crimper has a cavity that holds the connector, using the locking tab to lock it into position. So an MMJ crimp requires an MMJ cavity, and a standard RJ11 one is unlikely to work. (I assume you meant RJ11 -- RJ12 is the telephone handset connector, which is narrower.) Cheap crimpers have the cavity as part of the tool; more expensive ones have interchangeable "dies" and for those an MMJ die may well be available. I'd expect the ones from the likes of AMP, for example, to offer that, though finding the MMJ die nowadays is likely to be fairly hard... paul -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Mark Wickens Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:08 AM To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: [HECnet] Crimper Best bet I would have thought was ebay - that's where I picked mine up from - it's second hand and specifically for MMJ. Not sure whether a generic RJ12 crimper may do the job, would depend on how it handled the tab. I've thought about doing a bulk order of MMJ connectors - if there is some interest out there for taking some off my hands I'd consider it. Regards, Mark. --